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by stevencorona 1875 days ago
As part of the 41% that recently swapped out their "gas guzzler" Porsche for a Tesla M3, I can confirm that they're ready for prime time.

The Tesla Supercharging experience has been pretty great. The route planner calculates charging stops automatically and you only need to wait 5-10 mins to top off ~100 miles before you're back on the road.

Without the Superchargers, though, the experience would be pretty terrible - how is the current charging station grid for non-Tesla EVs?

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> how is the current charging station grid for non-Tesla EVs?

Acceptable, but different. More stations, fewer chargers per station. We haven't had any difficulty, the experience is largely similar to our Tesla. We do have to swipe a card (or use Apple Pay, which is what I do) on the charger before the electrons start flowing, but aside from that it doesn't really change our road trip experience.